Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor
JULY 2019
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor earns zero-deficiency rating
Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor earned a zero-deficiency survey from the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services following its annual inspection May 22, 2019. This is the sixth time in the past 16 years Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor has received a zero-deficiency rating. “We are so proud of our staff for this outstanding achievement,” said Sarah Griggs, executive director. “We know that their dedication to our mission and to our residents created a deficiency-free community. Every employee impacts the outcome of the survey since regulations affect every job position at Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor.” Each year, senior living communities are surveyed by their licensing agency for compliance of regulations established by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. These regulations, which number in the hundreds, are designed to ensure a standard of care is met. By meeting this standard, senior living communities are able to renew their licenses and continue to provide care. There are 17 major areas assessed, which include quality of care and physical environment. -Rating, continued on page 2
The health care staff and residents celebrated their zero-deficiency survey by having an ice cream sundae party and holding up “zeroes” to represent the number of deficiencies we received.
A community visitor took this book from the Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor library more than two decades ago.
I am returning this book at my husband’s request. This book has traveled with us from Kansas to Virginia, California, North Carolina, Colorado and Arizona. My husband treasures the book, however, the problem is that it isn’t really his book. My husband took this book from Presbyterian Manor over two decades ago when his grandmother was a resident there. He has mentioned many times over the years how he needs to return it, but we have been remiss in following through. So we are now following through and we apologize for taking this book and keeping it in our possession for so long. We hope many people can enjoy it now that it has been returned to its home. ◆ -See related story on page 4
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